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Tag Archives: writing
Multilingual Writing Event
The College Writing Program and the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship are sponsoring a screening and discussion of the documentary film “Writing Across Borders.” Produced by the writing program at Oregon State, “Writing Across Borders” addresses … Continue reading
A Response to Roxane Gay’s Thoughtful Post on Self-Publishing
As a number of high profile stories in the press have suggested, self-publishing is growing rapidly. Some indie authors are leaving traditional publishing to self-publish (e.g., Barry Eisler), and some are moving from self-publishing to traditional publishing via 7 figure … Continue reading
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The Wiki Revision Study
I am in the middle of reading Lazy Virtues: Teaching Writing in the Age of Wikipedia. Cummings comes right out in the first pages and lets me know I am not the audience for this book. The book is not … Continue reading
Peer Review Resources
I. Why Peer Review? Students can improve their papers and receive extra feedback. That is the most obvious reason. But there are other benefits: Students learn to share their writing in their drafting stage. Students write for an audience that … Continue reading